Audition Selections for all instruments: All materials and tracks can be downloaded as needed.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad (Trumpet/Flugel) – play as written
Ballad (Lead Trumpet) – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – improvise walking bass line over rhythmic notation as shown
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play intro and melody as written, then improvise one chorus
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – improvise walking bass line over rhythmic notation as shown
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play intro and melody as written, then improvise one chorus
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – play as written
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play head one chorus, improvise second chorus as written
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Prepared Music (PDF)
Swing – trade 4’s (play time 4 bars, solo 4 bars; repeat)
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play as written
Play a one minute funk solo.
Practice Tracks – Accompaniment tracks are for practice only and not to be used in the audition.
Swing – trade 4’s (play time 4 bars, solo 4 bars; repeat)
Waltz – play as written
Ballad – play as written
G Blues – play as written
Sight-Reading will be supplied at audition.
Send in a video of auditioning student singing two contrasting styles of jazz charts with accompaniment.
Note: A vocalist may not be taken every year depending on audition numbers and clinician choices of music.